Rim Guard Cost

Sockwell · Sep 15, 2009

Just ball park, what can I expect to pay for Rim Guard? I'm going to need about 75 gallons.

flusher · Sep 15, 2009

Sockwell said:
Just ball park, what can I expect to pay for Rim Guard? I'm going to need about 75 gallons.

I checked this out a few months ago.
About $0.30 per lb, about 11 lb/gal, so about $3.30/gal.
What I don't know is whether this is the cost of the material only or if it includes a fee for filling your tires.
Call the lady at RimGuard. She's very helpful.

Ken45101 · Sep 17, 2009

Shop around, I found about $100 difference between Rimguard dealers for filling the tires in my 50 hp tractor.

Ken

WH401 · Sep 17, 2009

I think it was about $170 for the tires on my 3320.

crk133 · Sep 17, 2009

ever think of getting wheel weights as opposed to rim guard? the cost wont be that much more and it will be lots easier to repair should you ever get a flat/leak. also changing the tire pressure to you liking would be an option with wheel weights

sunnyside360 · Sep 17, 2009

crk133 said:
ever think of getting wheel weights as opposed to rim guard? the cost wont be that much more and it will be lots easier to repair should you ever get a flat/leak.......

Price of Rimguard is going to vary, but I paid $3.00/gal a little over a year ago. It pays to shop around when buying Rimguard.
You do not need inner tubes with Rimguard like you do with calcium chloride, so a tire may possibly be repaired (plugged) without removing the wheel from the tractor -- same as if you have mounted wheel weights and tires w/o inner tubes.

Ken45101 · Sep 17, 2009

crk133 said:
ever think of getting wheel weights as opposed to rim guard? the cost wont be that much more and it will be lots easier to repair should you ever get a flat/leak. also changing the tire pressure to you liking would be an option with wheel weights

Wheel weights generally don't add as much weight as Rimguard (I have 800# per tire on my M9540) and usually cost a lot more for the same weight. I'm not sure serious wheel weights are easy to remove/replace.

I don't see where Rimguard stops you from varying the tire pressure. If used without tubes, leaks can be plugged without removing the tire.

Ken

WH401 · Sep 17, 2009

Filled tires also add a greater amount of stability than a wheel weight can.

Sockwell · Sep 17, 2009

Thanks for the help guys, but I'm gonna have to look for Plan B. I just got off the phone with Rim Guard and their nearest dealer is in North Carolina, about 5 or 6 hours away. The guy was very friendly. He said folks this far south aren't worried about freezing. I was looking at it more from an environmental point. Guess I'll look for an environmentally friendly anti-freeze.

flusher · Sep 17, 2009

Sockwell said:
Thanks for the help guys, but I'm gonna have to look for Plan B. I just got off the phone with Rim Guard and their nearest dealer is in North Carolina, about 5 or 6 hours away. The guy was very friendly. He said folks this far south aren't worried about freezing. I was looking at it more from an environmental point. Guess I'll look for an environmentally friendly anti-freeze.

You'll want to look into RV anti-freeze--propylene glycol--that's used in potable water systems on RVs. You can drink PG. The usual antifreeze is ethylene glycol--poisonous.

The density of water-antifreeze mix is not much different from that of straight water (8.33 lb/gal).

mattman · Sep 17, 2009

Yeah that rim guard is pricey. I went the water and antifreeze route. Also have to have a dealer, don't have one around here.

JAE 3400 · Sep 17, 2009

I paid $2.50 per gallon from a tire dealer in N.W. Pa. No charge for labor. It pays to shop around.

bigballer · Sep 18, 2009

i also paid $2.50/gal for ~60 gallons, i think the labor rate was $65 since they had to come to my farm but it was absolutely worth it. i will never buy another tractor without putting this stuff in on day one.

AndyMA · Sep 18, 2009

My latest tractor New Holland TN75D had Rim Guard put in when I purchased it in 2002. I've had a couple of punctures and the tire guy was able to pump it out fix the tire and reinstall. My 20 year old 2120 has Calcium adn I've had to reweld the rims for the damage the calcium caused. I'll really like RimGuard. I never vary my tire pressure.

Andy

tractorsanmore · Sep 18, 2009

I just had my 1995 2120 ford done this week at dealer . 14.9 x26 tires . Removed cacium , installed new tubes and rim guard $ 680.00 ouch

deere5105 · Sep 19, 2009

Sockwell, Not sure what part of AL you are in, but most where I live seem to run straight water. I am in south MS and that is what I run. I can do with out running my tractor on the rare days it gets below freezing. We have other tractors that are 40 plus years old that all have water and never had a problem. I emailed Rimguard today to see where the closest dealer was from my location. Looks like the Rimguard will add about 125 lbs per tire for my size tires. I was curious to see what the cost was. I was also looking at adding wheel weights too and was curious to see the cost difference between the two. Surely the stuff can be ordered and filled by a local tire dealer. Can't be that hard to do.

Sockwell · Sep 19, 2009

According to the guy at Rim Guard, they ship the material to their dealers via a tanker truck. They do not package the material in smaller quantities for resale. The dealer closest to east-central Alabama is in North Carolina. Mapquest says it is almost 500 miles. A local tire dealer will fill the tires with water for $15 each. The local tractor dealer fills them with anti-freeze and water. I picked up a valve stem-to-water hose adapter today at TSC. I will either go straight water or RV antifreeze/water mix.

impdaddy · Sep 22, 2009

if adding rimguard or calcium gives the added weight for stability, how does that work in sandy soils? is it a disadvantage to have that added weight on the drive tires? Also, is it just added in the rear tires or the front too in FWD models? I have a NH T1520 with 11.2x24 tires? thanks

Gary Fowler · Sep 23, 2009

For most all situations weight is your friend as it helps eliminate the spinning of tires which in most instances is the contributing factor to getting you stuck. Weight also allows you to pull more load by increasing the traction and makes the tractor a bit more stable on inclines.. 4WD tractors require a slight slip between the front and rear tires, so adding any additional weight to the front end, could also cause additional stress on they front differential.
Most SCUT / CUT manufacturers dont recommend loading front tires due to the extra wear on the steering joints also. Most of the time, you dont need any additional weight on the front especially if you have a FEL. IF you need weight on the front because you are carrying a heavily loaded rear implement, just add some suitcase weights or build your own to hang on the front of the tractor.

woodyacres · Nov 29, 2009

My neighbor filled his tires with beet juice. Has anyone ever used it or do you know anything about it? He said it cost him around $300 to fill both his tires on his JD 720. The wrecker service in town came out and filled them for him. Supposedly it won't freeze and the density is greater than water.